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In this Wednesday, May 14, 2014 photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, testifies during a committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. An Illinois House panel has approved Madigan's plan to ask voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The government reports on state unemployment rates for April on Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY MAY 19 AND THEREAFTER - In a May 7, 2014 photo, Walt Whitfield of Community Fatherhood talks about the opportunities fathers will get that will help them get back into the workforce in Battle Creek, Mich. Whitfield said a criminal background can pin a man into “a very small box” when it comes to the job hunt, but he hopes his new program can stretch those barriers. Whitfield is the main organizer behind a partnership between Community Fatherhood and New Level Sports that aims to give job skills to those with a past that might be distasteful to employers. (AP Photo/Battle Creek Enquirer, Nick Garrison)
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Protesters picket for higher wages outside a McDonalds restaurant in Detroit Thursday, May 15, 2014. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a union without retaliation, fast-food chain workers protested Thursday as part of a wave of strikes and protests in 150 cities across the U.S. and 33 additional countries on six continents. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Velma Conrelius protests for higher wages outside a McDonalds restaurant in Detroit Thursday, May 15, 2014. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a union without retaliation, fast-food chain workers protested Thursday as part of a wave of strikes and protests in 150 cities across the U.S. and 33 additional countries on six continents. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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National Edition News cover for May 16, 2014 - Shinseki vows to stay on job to fix VA health care: Veterans sitting in the audience watch as Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)
